Share of primary energy from hydropower in Czechia
Czechia: Share of primary energy from hydropower was 0.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.4%
Change on year
down 41.7%
World rank
53rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2024
All-time low
0.2%
in 1973
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from hydropower in Czechia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.4% for share of primary energy from hydropower in 2025.
That represents a change of down 41.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from hydropower in Czechia peaked at 0.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1973.
Czechia ranks 53rd of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from hydropower in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.5% | — |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -25.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -21.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +37.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -32.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +66.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +31.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -24.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +28.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +34.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -47.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +42.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +30.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +16.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -41.7% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 26% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More energy & mining data for Czechia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from hydropower in Czechia?
- Share of primary energy from hydropower in Czechia was 0.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from hydropower recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from hydropower recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1973.
- How does Czechia rank for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Czechia ranks 53rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from hydropower rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.